Mark 13:4...
and
what shall be the sign when all these things shall
be fulfilled? In other words,
how long shall it be until Christ returns? Tell
us, when shall these things be?...
In
other words, when do these things begin to take place?

He told them that the answer was
contained in learning a Parable of, or from, the "Fig Tree". Mark
13:28 Now learn a
parable of
the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves,
ye know that summer is near:The
season begins (and the fig tree begins to grow) when we SEE a tender branch
set out and put forth leaves.

So we know that we will observe a "planting" come
to pass because "in like manner", just as we observe the
"history" of the planting of the fig tree, when we observe the other "things"
come
to pass we will know that the end is very near and the doors of
heaven are about to open!

Mark
13:29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things
come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.

Mark 13:4... and
what
shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled?
In
other words, how long shall it be from the planting until Christ returns?

The answer is:

[30]
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass,
till
all these things be done.

That's right! Christ shall return during the generation
that began when the branch of the fig tree was set out. You can count on
it (next verse)! Hint: We shall soon discover this means there will be
"Baby Boomers" who will see the return of Christ!

Jesus
said Learn it! Mark
13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree;...

Are
you ready?

Do
you believe that Jesus Christ can return at any moment? Will
you recognize Satan when he comes first,
claiming that he is Christ?

It is EXTREMELY important that Christians
understand the chronological order of events which are about to take place
because as Paul will make clear to even the
simplest reader, there is a "supernatural one" coming first, BEFORE
Jesus Christ returns, and he will look just like the Messiah, and he will
call himself Jesus Christ.

2 Thes. 2:1 Now
we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by
our gathering together unto him, [2] That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor
by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. [3] Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except
there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son
of perdition; [4] Who opposeth and exalteth himself above
all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as
God sitteth in the temple of God,
shewing himself that he is God.

Satan, the spurious messiah, will
once again exalt himself above God and he will sit in the temple, just
as Paul explained in verse 4, and claim that
he is God, i.e. the Messiah who has come to rapture you away.

Jesus Christ also told us in Mat.
24 and Mark 13 about this abominable one who shall come before He returns,
and when he does, stay away from him.

Matthew
24:15When ye therefore
shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet,
stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) [16] Then
let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

Students of the book of Daniel (i.e.
those who read it with understanding) know that this is the "desolator",
the little horn, the vile person, which are ALL names of Satan.Will
you endure to the end?NEVER
EVER forget the clear and precise statement Paul gave us in 2nd Thessalonians,
chapter 2, verse 3.

It is a statement so simple
that it can be understood by even the most basic reader.

He said "let
no man deceive you by any means, for that day [the day of Christ's return]
shall NOT come until there is a great apostasy when the man of sin,
the son of perdition is revealed."

Would you like to know a MYSTERY,
something which is unknown to most people because they have never read
the scriptures with understanding or without the preconceived traditions
of men distorting their comprehension?

That man of sin, that son of perdition
Paul said will be revealed, will be REVEALED to the world AS JESUS
CHRIST, not some bad dude who goes around
killing people!

Therefore, the mystery is that the
FIRST Jesus who appears will actually be Satan, the false-christ, the imposter,
the false messiah, BUT the whole world with the exception of those who
have the seal of God [His Word] in their foreheads (Rev. 9:4) will believe
that he is the real Jesus Christ and will worship him as God!

THAT IS the GREAT APOSTASY!

He will sit in the temple and blasphemously
claim that he is God himself, i.e. that he is the Messiah returned, when
in fact he is Satan, the "instead-of-Christ".

The "times and decrees" that he
will think to change is to convince people that Jesus Christ has returned
(before it is time), i.e. that it is the time of the 7th Trump when in
fact it is only the 6th.

That will be easy for him considering
that most people are expecting Christ to return at any moment, thanks to
the "vision" of the Rapture Theory.

Couple that with Satan's supernatural
abilities to perform great signs and wonders in the sight of men, and just
like that, in one day's time, Christians all over the world will begin
to worship the "dragon", the "religious beast", the "vile person", the
"devil", "the son of perdition", as if he were Jesus Christ.

Again, that is the "Great Falling
Away" from the true Christ which Paul speaks of when the son of perdition
is revealed!

So we now know from irrefutable
Biblical documentation that the son of perdition is coming FIRST, before
the real Jesus Christ returns and we gather back to Him.

Meanwhile back home at the turn
of the 21st century many Christians were anxiously awaiting the return
of Jesus Christ at any moment and paying little or no attention to the
Written Word of God because they were told they were soon going be "taken
up" in the Rapture of the church.

They were not told to "Study to
shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth. (2 Tim. 2:15)", but that going to church
regularly and participating in church activities puts them in good standing.

Jesus said in Mat. 24 & Mark
13 that when you see this abomination, the "desolator", standing in the
holy place where he ought not, then get away from him and stay away from
him!

It doesn't matter if he can snap
his fingers and call lightning down from the sky or "take people up" in
his high-tech saucers, i.e. his "flying wheels" (See Ezek. chapters 1 &
10).

Are you beginning to get the picture
of the magnitude of this event?

So let's recap once more: Satan,
the son of perdition, is coming to this earth as Jesus Christ and he will
have all power to perform signs and wonders and flashy miracles in the
sight of men.

He will be spectacular to say the
least and most people will not recognize him as Satan but will rather believe
he is truly the Messiah returned.

The problem is he is the religious
"beast" of Rev. 13 and in their ignorance Christians all over the world
will forsake the true Christ and begin to worship him!

That is the great falling away,
the great apostasy which occurs when the son of perdition make his appearance,
i.e. is revealed.

You see, no one would worship the
beast if they knew he was the beast, would they?

Of course not!

They will believe he is really
Jesus because of his powers and miracles and because they do not know the
scriptures and the fact there are two Christs, the real Jesus and His look
alike, the false messiah!

They still perceive Satan as
a bad dude with horns, a red suit with a tail, and a pitch fork in his
hand!

Here is what Messiah says about
that:

Matt.
7:22
Many will say to me in that day,
Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast
out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

These are the "Many" Christians
Jesus prophesied WOULD BE deceived by the false preachers who come in His
name, claiming to be Christ's representatives, and teach the people after
the "precepts of men" and not directly from the Word of God.

He warned us not to be among them!

Paul also warned us not to be deceived
by any man!

[23]
And
then will I profess unto them, I never knew
you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

The reason Christ never knew them
is because He never saw their faces in the pages of His Word wherein He
dwelled all the time while they were busy doing other religious things.

They did not hunger and thirst for
Him.

They did not "love the truth".

Therefore they did not really believe
in Him, did they?

And for that reason God shall "prove
them" and send Satan as Jesus Christ to teach them a big lesson.

2 Thes.
2:11And for this
cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

Again, "the cause" is that
they loved not the truth, i.e. His Word!

Mark 13:14
But
when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the
prophet, standing where it ought not,
(let him that readeth understand,)

Jesus meant that when Satan
as the false-christ comes to earth before
His own return and stands in the temple claiming
he is the Christ many of our brothers and sisters and fathers and mothers
and sons and daughters are going to believe Satan really is Christ Jesus
and they will try to convince us to also believe he is.

Mark 13:21 And
then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there;
believe
him not:

Matthew24:13But
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.Mark13:13....;but
he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech
you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,2 That ye be not soon shaken
in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter
as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand. 3 Let
no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there
come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of
perdition; 4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that
is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the
temple of God, shewing himself that
he is God.

Luke 17:34 I tell you, in
that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one
shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one
shall be taken, and the other left.
36 Two men shall be in the field; the
one shall be taken, and the other left.

Make sure you are one left;
the one who endures unto the end for than you shall be saved.

Even if you can not convince
your mother, father, sister, brother, son, and/or daughter to also wait
for the real Jesus!

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